GOP presidential candidate fumbles question on radio show

20. 24 Republican presidential candidate and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez found himself in an awkward position during a radio interview on the Hugh Hewitt Show. He was asked a foreign policy question about China, but he appeared completely unaware of the issue. Listen to how it went down Will you be talking about The Wiggles in your campaign? What the what the wiggers, what's a we here? You gave

me homework. You I'll look at what was it? Would you call it a label? The Wiggles. You really need to know about the Wiggles, Mayor. You got to talk about it every day. Okay. I will I will talk about I will. So I will search. I'm a good learner. I'm a fast learner. CNN Chief National affairs correspondent Jeff Zeleny is here with us. Also, notably a

fast learner. Jeff, not a good look for Mayor Suarez, but he has issued a statement he issued a statement claiming he didn't quite hear Hugh Hewitt on the radio this morning, but he did go on to say he's well aware of the suffering of the Wiggles in China. Of course, this is a persecuted minority group in China, which, you know, is widely discussed. It's a hallmark

of a US foreign policy. China, of course, a central part of any presidential election. When you're running for president, you're running to be the commander in chief. It's a job application. And today he failed. No doubt he's not the first and only candidate, of course, to make missteps like this. It's why running for president as a mayor as opposed from federal office can be more difficult.

So, look, it is a one off, but it's hard to imagine that he will be able to sort of move beyond this in the sense of being a serious candidate if he makes the debate stage. Of course, things like this, obviously will come up. But he said we will. Of course. Where is the term? Yeah. Onto two other Republican candidates, perhaps perhaps the top two in

the field, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, both of them holding dueling campaign events today in New Hampshire. They were. And that, of course, also created some controversy. The former president was speaking to the Federated, a women's Republican organization of New Hampshire. Governor Kasich scheduled something at the same time. So this women's group said that, look, the governor should not be essentially trying to compete with attention

for this. Beyond all of that, though, I think the substance of what the governor said was actually quite interesting. He went after the former president about draining the swamp. He said he will not. The swamp, he said, was not drained. He said he will break the swamp So that was sort of interesting as well. And he also was standing behind a backdrop that says Restore Sanity.

That is a new phrase that he. A new billboard, if you will, or so for the ads in this campaign. But for Trump's part, he did not specifically go after a dozen interests. But look, they are head to head in competition. But Trump certainly has a stronger showing in New Hampshire now. Is it likely that they're going to cross paths at all? It's not like they

will speak around each other sort of to each other. But they're not expected to cross. But surprisingly intense. This is going to take on that women's group, which is venerated in New Hampshire, especially as he's so far back in the polls.